Original 19th Century Crude Iron Central African War Axe circa 1850 MG 42 Ammo Storage each with the Ghurka Crest

each with the Ghurka Crest in exactly the condition in which we found them in the old Arsenal at Lagan Silikana in 2003

and does not look to be a saw cut

this example has a brass trigger guard and what appears to be a Nickel and Copper plated frame

in the late 1890s

Original 19th Century Crude Iron Central African War Axe circa 1850 MG 42 Ammo Storage each with the Ghurka CrestOriginal Item: Only One Available. Central Africa was the last area to be "tamed and Colonized" by the European Powers. For years maps showed great areas of this continent as "UNKNOWN" and "UNEXPLORED." In Victorian times great quantities of Explorers ventured into this hinterland seeking fame and fortune in the "Dark Continent". Sometimes they came to sticky ends as the Natives were often restless and deadly. This is a Central African War Axe,